The background is a mish-mosh of techniques -- it's my favorite way to paint.
I just keep adding layers of paint and scraping them off with either a credit
card or a paper towel. For some layers, I use sandpaper. Eventually
it looks the way I want it to - usually not the way I first intended it to look
.... you never know what you'll get. Then I add stamping or text - this
time I used a film canister to make circles, then added another layer or 2 of
paint. Ta-Da!

Three handcut stencils, spraypainted on canvas 8x10 board. I like the fact that you
can make multiples of your image and play about with colour variations and background
treatments, for which this one I did many.

I used layers of papers , paint and fabric, also some oil pastels and china marker.

I like to use a canvas coloured with paints I have mixed myself, often adding
embossing powders or glitter to the paint, over layered papers, sometimes with
a thin acrylic wash on top.I often add small charms or other found objects
to enhance the canvas. This particular canvas celebrates woman.

I did a paper collage with lots of layers of papers, distress inks and texture and
my all time favorite subject: Birds. But my favorite new technique
is using Ranger's crackle paint. It actually crackled a bit more
than I might have wanted, but since I was going for a "weathered barn" type look,
it did turn out just right. It seems to work the very best when there
is no medium applied in between the layers of the collage.

This piece was made by painting two pieces of bondaweb (Wonder Under in the U.S.)
and sandwiching a variety of sheer and organza fabrics between them. The seated
figure was a scan from one of my drawings, which was scanned, printed onto ink-jet
transparency paper and transferred onto coloured tissue paper. She
was then placed in the right position on top of the bondaweb sandwich. The sandwich
– was then placed onto chiffon, with another layer of chiffon on the top and
the free machine embroidery and hand stitching done. The words around the edge
were also done with ink-jet transfer onto tissue.

Image is a photo embedded in handmade paper from Tibet. Dimensional wallpaper torn
and applied to edges. Washed with sepia glaze with hints of gold. Sprinkle of
glitter around girl's head. Embellishments then added, stars, old crochet, pieces
of trim and words. I bought the photo in Paris.

I´m a needleworker who found art work through scrapbooking , my other hobby. I try
to use scrap of fabrics, ribbons, buttons,fibbers, laces on my canvas work with
a shabby chic style or vintage.My family worked with fabrics and laces so was
easy to me to add these things to my art. I try to use some new technique
when I start a new one and play and play until I feel it is on my taste.Of
course I love to add any nice paper or ephemera and do some decoupage.
I like each canvas be unique and enjoy adding some acrilics paints trying
a nice effect.

Belinda Spiwak has done a step by step tutorial on her Favourite technique for you
. Click Here

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We have come a long way from rubberstamping, where most of us started. We have learned
so much on our journey. Collage, transfers, paint techniques, digital imaging,
faux fun, maybe some stencilling, the list goes on. Usually we work on paper
and, quite small. So here's a chance to work bigger 8x10, 8x8 ins, and something
you can hang on the wall. The Theme is wherever the Muse takes you and we
have briefly given our favourite technique info. Mouse over canvas for artist

I used layers of acrylic paint and rubber stamped images for the background and a
gel medium image transfer and layers of vintage paper on top.

I don't really have a favorite technique anymore then I have a favorite colour! I
love to experiment with all type of media though. So I guess mixed media collage
is my favorite. Whatever my theme or ideas are on a project I like to work around
that. I really love to paint and splash paint and show storkes and textures
I love to layer things like modelling paste and tissue paper even napkins or
embossing powders. I love found objects and pieces of nature. Demension and texture
are my favorite things but I love anything interesting or beautiful.

My favorite canvas technique collage on an acrylic background. I like to use
vintage post cards, fabric, feathers, tissue paper, inks, markers. I like
to lay down a wash of some sort toward the end, and always embellish the piece
with doodles using uniball signo pens, especially the white soufflé and the
black. When finished, I like to use something to border the edges such as
an old tape measure, buttons, ribbons, etc.

A layered collage of fabric/paper and embellishments and images with an acrylic wash
using several colors taken from the fabric colors. Finally sprayed the
entire thing with Triple-Thick Crystal Clear Glaze. Just a point of interest,
the fabric pieces are actually some men's ties that I found.